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Malaysia: Consumers to turn to expensive imported rice

PETALING JAYA: Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) should remove import surcharges on imported rice to temporarily offset its price increase, says Bumiputra Retailers Organisation president Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin. He said that rice is imported to supplement the existing shortage of locally produced rice. “More consumers will have to buy imported rice, which generally costs RM6 […]

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Malaysia: A reprieve for the local economy

PETALING JAYA: The local economy received its much needed reprieve when the consumer price index (CPI) showed signs of cooling in May. Headline inflation rose at a slower rate of 2.8% year-on-year or y-o-y (April: 3.3%) and core inflation eased slightly to 3.5% y-o-y (April: 3.6%) last month. While this bolsters hopes that the monetary […]

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